Early years
At the age of 10 Nick sang at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden's production of Parsifal and understudied for the Magic Flute.

Alto/Counter-tenor

He went on to become an Alto Choral Scholar at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford where he received a BA in English literature and Music. After two years opera study at The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, he moved to The Netherlands where he continued his studies in baroque singing at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague obtaining a Master of Music in 2000. He has sung with many church/cathedral choirs in the UK and abroad; most notably Grace Cathedral, San Francisco (1989-91), Manchester Cathedral, Denver Cathedral, Christ Church South Yarra Melbourne and St James' Church, Sydney.

Baritone

As a baritone, Nick has sung with Opera Aan Het Ij, Amsterdam and The Bach Choir, Holland under Roy Goodman. In Melbourne he sang with Choristry under Trevor Jones.

Pop Choirs

In 2008, Nick, together with his husband, Rob Roelofs and friend Matt Sauvarin founded the LOWREZ Male Pop Choir, Melbourne and in 2013 took to directing The Decibelles Female Pop Choir which he also founded and managed, until moving to Sydney in 2014.

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